Tim BradfordJan 8, 20161 min readThe Sadness of A Returning Ball That Came Too LateA football has come back from next door. It’s one my eldest son lost two or three years ago and looks sad and worn, as if a family of...
Tim BradfordMar 14, 20101 min readThe Allan ‘Sniffer’ Clarke/Mark E Smith Phenomenon#AllanSnifferClarke #football78stickers #MarkESmith
Tim BradfordMar 12, 20101 min readMaier, Vogts, Schwarzenbeck, BMaier, Vogts, Schwarzenbeck, Beckenbauer, Breitner, Bonhof, Hoeness, OWhy is it that I can remember the West German team in the 1974 World Cup Final – even though I only watched the last fifteen or twenty...
Tim BradfordOct 17, 20071 min readFootball KidOn Lordship Road a thin figure walks slowly along the pavement bouncing a leather football. Occasionally he does a few juggles on his...
Tim BradfordJul 24, 20071 min readArsenalI always hated Arsenal. With their in your face Knights Templar style strip and their fast, over-eager and efficient football and their...
Tim BradfordMar 9, 20051 min readHackney Brook and Bayern MunichCoinciding with a massive hangover, the Hackney Brook appears to have resurfaced on Blackstock Road, just south of the Arsenal Tavern....
Tim BradfordNov 9, 20041 min readThe StoneAs I was flicking through the Stoke Newington OS map from 1868 (it’s a gripping read) I noticed that, north of the avenue and embankment...
Tim BradfordAug 9, 20041 min readLeeds UnitedAfter about two years of claiming “we are Leeds” whenever one of her little Gooner pals asked who she supported, my five year old...
Tim BradfordJan 22, 20041 min readCollapsing old buildingsThe little print shop next to The Gunners pub has collapsed. For several days workmen* had been gutting the building and digging down...
Tim BradfordMay 28, 20001 min readEngland 1 – Brazil 1Back home to the sticks to watch it in a crowded smoky East Midlands pub. I’m stood next to a scouser and we get into one of those...
